tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post8845377967737319481..comments2018-05-20T19:17:10.827-07:00Comments on Ryan's Rebuilds: Crash!RoadieRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-21545543682834224032017-03-08T14:08:05.330-08:002017-03-08T14:08:05.330-08:00Wow Jim I am not sure which is worse you crashing ...Wow Jim I am not sure which is worse you crashing into cactus or Annie having vultures circle! Keep the rubber side down this season my friendRoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-65018247989106903402017-03-08T13:49:55.484-08:002017-03-08T13:49:55.484-08:00Hi Ryan and a wave of the hand hello to tj. Anothe...Hi Ryan and a wave of the hand hello to tj. Another basketball season in the books and I can get back to the focus being on bikes. Thinking of crashing is not quite the best way to get back to bikes!!!<br />I have had my share of biff and fall overs. The last one was a single track ride with one of my boys that had a mid-ride topple over the side with my ass in a patch of prickly pear cactus. I have had one major wreck that I still do not remember anything about except there was an ambulance ride and emergency room experience along with a few weeks of foggy brain thinking with a concussion.<br />Yeah, I agree, Lael is an athlete, plus the go get it attitude. Races the divide and then races across America and then for the heck of it create a new route down Baja.<br />Be safe on the crashing thing RyanJim Bangshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618333090634257257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-64308815107490080032017-03-07T10:09:59.608-08:002017-03-07T10:09:59.608-08:00I think I was introduced to them via your blog rol...I think I was introduced to them via your blog roll Tim Joe, they are studs and I wonder if I am worthy of reading about their adventures RoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-13143936835645476652017-03-07T02:52:20.383-08:002017-03-07T02:52:20.383-08:00Tim Joe, Ive been following their adventures for y...Tim Joe, Ive been following their adventures for years also. Lael is an amazing athlete and adventurer.anniebikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737989268380822651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-58191746388790929432017-03-04T16:28:35.570-08:002017-03-04T16:28:35.570-08:00&quot;I left my jag in Kansas City.&quot;
How stra...&quot;I left my jag in Kansas City.&quot;<br />How strange that I just was thinking about that film...it is loaded to the top with little bits that you have to watch for...like another favorite, &quot;Trading Places&quot;. <br /><br />I really should do a write up with pics. Soon...I have been off work for the last eight days and just got assigned to a new gig, Outback, Florida East Coast...<br /><br />BTW, do you remember Nicholas over at Gypsy By Trade? His riding partner, Lael Wilcox, is out to set a Best Time record on the Baja Divide. I have been fascinated by their story since I first came across Nick back in &#39;11. I doubt there is anyone getting in more miles per annum than those two. Yesterday she rode 95 miles through dirt sand and water.Just amazing stuff.<br />tim joe comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674750449179073721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-72867727993430619122017-03-04T12:51:34.508-08:002017-03-04T12:51:34.508-08:00Good to hear from you Velo Brother, your story, as...Good to hear from you Velo Brother, your story, as usual made me laugh out loud. When are you going to post some pics of your Jag - I mean Little Miss? Funny you mention the Jag. I watched Silver Streak on Netflix last week.RoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-69206786434799410582017-03-04T06:16:56.808-08:002017-03-04T06:16:56.808-08:00Wow. Now I&#39;m paranoid about a crash. No big ...Wow. Now I&#39;m paranoid about a crash. No big thing, since I hardly ride these days. (Not totally true, yesterday I did 17 miles of sidewalk single track and beach cruising.)<br /><br />Little Miss has been complete for a month now. The difference between riding her and my aluminum Nashbar is crazy. That old Schwinn is a Jag or a Rolls next to the Nash, which would be like, uh...well, maybe one of those old dune buggies from the seventies. It is all about the bottom bracket, I think, and the chainstays...<br /><br />What has this to do with crashing? I have no idea. My last crash was on the Mongoose, just outside the beer store. There was a light drizzling rain and for no reason at all, I decided to bank off one of those parking curbs and pop a wheelie. But the curb was wet and instead of bouncing the front wheel slipped up and over and I went down hard.<br /><br />Laying there for a second, stunned, I heard one of the Bud Light tall boys in my Goodwill messenger bag pop open and begin fizzing loudly, like some poor-man&#39;s champagne celebration for a piece of particularly entertaining street art.<br /><br />So there ya go.<br /><br />tj<br /><br />tim joe comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674750449179073721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-5087953914001582812017-03-01T14:23:31.849-08:002017-03-01T14:23:31.849-08:00That&#39;s a great story Annie - glad you were ok....That&#39;s a great story Annie - glad you were ok.RoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8951269325890985284.post-87450912873192235582017-03-01T03:59:08.772-08:002017-03-01T03:59:08.772-08:00I have fallen a few times but fortunately came out...I have fallen a few times but fortunately came out unscathed. My mot memorable time occurred during our world trip. We were pedaling India&#39;s back roads, I was leading, watching half eaten wild boars, turkey vultures, and general landscape when my front tire caught the road edge and I fell, smacking my helmeted head on the pavement. No cars on the road, thank you very much! My husband rushed to my side, just as I was picking myself up. When he knew I was okay, (only a headache) he pointed to a flock of vultures in a nearby tree and said, &quot;Good thing you&#39;re okay.&quot;anniebikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737989268380822651noreply@blogger.com